JUSTICE Gino Persaud, who was appointed to his current post on Wednesday by President David Granger, is said to be the youngest judge in the judiciary.
Following his appointment, the 38-year-old told the Guyana Chronicle that it is a great honour to dispense justice. “I feel privileged. Throughout my life I have always been pre-occupied with fairness, ensuring fair play and seeing that anything I was entrusted with was done in a fair and just way. In fact, I’ve tried to live my life by those principles,” Justice Persaud told this newspaper.
He pledged to work hard and make a contribution to the judiciary and the persons who it serves by ensuring justice is served in a timely manner with the highest standards of fairness, impartiality and integrity.
Justice Persaud expressed appreciation to his parents [both deceased], as he acknowledged their influence in his formative years growing up and being an active member of the Catholic Church.
He acknowledged “stellar role models” such as Sr. Beatrice Fernandes and Fr. John Persaud among others. “This proved to pave the way I was molded by those exemplary influences and I remain grateful and indebted to them for shaping me into the person I am today,” he said.

Justice Persaud was admitted to the bar in October 2001. The British Chevening Scholar, who holds a Masters in Public International Law from the University of Bristol, is a founding member and Past President of Transparency International Guyana.
He started his law studies as a Jesuit Scholar, having read for a Bachelor of Laws Degree at the University of Guyana, graduating in 1999. He went on to study at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago from where he obtained his Legal Education Certificate in 2001.

The former St Roses High School student held several top posts prior to Wednesday’s appointment. He served as Secretary to the Disciplined Forces Commission, prosecutor for Tax and Customs matters at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Chairman of Catholic Justice and Peace Commission and he was also Chairman of Lifeline Counselling Services.
Justice Persaud functioned as Interim CEO for Credit Info (Guyana) CIG, overseeing the set-up of the entity and making it operational. His lengthy CV also includes independent consultancies which he undertook in the area of human rights, HIV and human rights, rights of Amerindians, access to justice and establishing a paralegal system under Inter-American Bank (IDB) and European Union projects.
Justice Persaud is a founding Director of the Justice Institute of Guyana – an independent and impartial legal institute dedicated to upholding the rule of law and improving access to social justice and environmental justice. During 2008-2011, he along with a co-founder oversaw major projects for the institute.

He also worked extensively on reform of the old Amerindian Act. He was a member of the government technical team that held nationwide consultations with 110 Amerindian communities in over 45 villages across the country. During this time he prepared legal advice based on consultation on the Amerindian Bill including conservation and management of natural resources on indigenous lands and the impact of mining, forestry among other issues on communities.
Currently, he sits on the Constitutional Reform Steering Committee established by Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo. He also sits on the Income Tax Board of Review as well as the Customs Tariff Tribunal. Until his most recent appointment, Justice Persaud has been attached to DE CAIRES, FITZPATRICK & KARRAN, Attorneys-at-Law.